Urdu · noun · Nature & the Garden

Kaanta

काँटा

said KAAN-ta

also written: Kaante

Meaning

A thorn or prickle.

Usage & notes

The thorn that guards the rose is the ghazal's standing emblem of pain inseparable from beauty and love; Iqbal turns it also toward the hardships that accompany every worthwhile striving.

Related words

PERSIAN

Khaar

A thorn, the sharp companion of the rose and the pricking obstacle of the path.

PERSIAN

Khaar-zaar

A thorn-field; a tract overgrown with thorns and brambles.

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